Norton Creek Elementary

Thursday Tidbits - September 5, 2019

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

  • "RESILIENCE" MOVIE September 11th 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Community Room/Gym)
  • SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DAY (NO STUDENTS PM) October 11th 11:40 student release
  • COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL October 14th
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
FROM THE PRINCIPAL...TONY WHITE

FROM THE PRINCIPAL...TONY WHITE

A common question our staff and I are asked by our families is: "What can we do at home to support what you are doing here at school?" To a tee, we all answer similarly: Read with your kids. Read to them when they're young, read with them when they're able to start taking more complex text on themselves, and ask them about what they're reading when they're older. If your child likes to read a certain favorite book over and over, that's all right. It is known as "repeated reading," and can deepen their comprehension as the second time and beyond through the text, readers are no longer working as hard to decode words as they are to find deeper meaning. As your children read more with you, you will find their passion for literacy grows, your relationship takes on a new dimension, and their vocabulary expands.


There is another benefit to our Eagles reading: it develops and builds their empathy. As they read or listen to stories, their minds make movies of the text they are taking in. As they make those mental movies, they feel the feelings of the characters in the story and they begin to understand their perspectives, motivations, and emotions. This is why we as adults can so vividly remember the books we read when we were our children's age. We connected deeply on an emotional level to a book and it stuck with us.


While we are on the topic of empathy, I will give one final plug for our "Resilience" evening next Wednesday at 6:00 in our community room. I hope to see you there. I know how hard it can be to go to an evening event after a day of hard work, but I promise this will be worth your time and energy.


Have a wonderful weekend, Norton Creek!

FROM THE PRINCIPAL...TONY WHITE
LRC NEWS

LRC NEWS

Ask your child about the Monarch / Bluestem reading event taking place at Norton Creek now through March 1st. Students are encouraged to read as many Monarch or Bluestem 2020 books as they can depending on their grade level. They will complete a response form and bingo sheet to track their reading. Look for more information coming home with your child by Friday, September 6th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Lindy Lorenz at lindy.lorenz@d303.org or Becky Jordahl at rebecca.jordahl@d303.org
LRC NEWS

IMPORTANT DISMISSAL REMINDER:

On the rare occasion that there will be a change to your student(s)' after school dismissal (i.e. bus), please send an email by 11:00 a.m. on the day of said change to:


nortoncreekdismissal@d303.org

Your student(s)' teacher and your student(s)' bus supervisor


Thank you for your assistance.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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ORCHESTRA INFORMATION

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NORTON CREEK PTO

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PTO NEWS

CARING EAGLES (K-5) mmpihl@gmail.com

Welcome back Caring Eagles! It's time for our first event of the school year to spread kindness throughout our community! Join us as we support the Random Acts Matter fundraiser the afternoon of Sunday, Sept 15th. Join Random Acts Matter for our 3rd annual Afternoon of Random Acts: our one and only fundraising event of the year focused on “Community Taking Action to Help the Community.” An Afternoon of Random Acts will be a Ravinia-like setting at the beautiful Mount St. Mary’s Park in St. Charles... The activities will include a host of musical talent, games, as well as the opportunity to relax and enjoy the day with friends and family.


Sign up to be some of the many helping hands needed to make this event a success or go to Membership Toolkit and sign up to be part of the Caring Eagles Cleanup Team after the event. Thanks for your caring hearts!


For tickets: click HERE


To volunteer: click HERE


MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT SIGN UP AND UPDATE (K-5) ncptomtk@gmail.com

Not receiving This Week at the Creek? Wondering where to sign up your child for a club? Would like to take advantage of our many volunteer opportunities? Be sure you are registered on our PTO website, Membership Toolkit (MTK). Please see flyer for details on how to register. Current family? Please be sure that your account is updated. This will ensure that our school directory contains the correct information. Thank you!

LUNCH MENU

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NEW LUNCH SCHEDULES

NEW LUNCH SCHEDULES

LUNCH SCHEDULES:

Kindergarten: 11:40 - 12:00

1st Grade: 12:00 - 12:20

2nd Grade: 12:20 - 12:40

3rd Grade: 12:40 -1:00

4th Grade: 11:00 - 11:20

5th Grade: 11:20 -11:40

NEW LUNCH SCHEDULES

All Day Kindergarten Tuition/PushCoin:

All Day Kindergarten (ADK) tuition payment is due September 15th. All payments must be made through PushCoin or mailed to or dropped off at the District office at 201 South 7th Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. PushCoin directions can be found on the District website under the Parent pull down menu under Webstore/Pushcoin. Per District policy, tuition payments cannot be accepted at Norton Creek. If you would like to set up ADK monthly auto pay, please contact Wendy Sedwick at 331-228-4927. ADK tuition payments are billed in PushCoin on the first of each month and are due on the 15th of each month through April 15th.

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NORTON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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